Honesty/Ethics in Professions

College teachers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	12	37	34	10	7	1	49
2016 Dec 7-11	10	37	32	12	6	2	47
2012 Nov 26-29	12	41	34	7	3	3	53
2009 Nov 20-22	14	40	33	8	3	3	54
2006 Dec 8-10	10	48	32	5	2	3	58
2003 Nov 14-16	12	47	33	5	1	2	59
2002 Feb 8-10	11	46	33	4	2	4	57
2001 Nov 26-27	14	44	33	4	1	4	58
2000 Nov 13-15	11	48	30	5	*	6	59
1999 Nov 4-7	8	44	37	7	2	2	52
1998 Oct 23-25	10	43	38	6	1	2	53
1997 Nov 6-9	11	44	35	3	1	6	55
1996 Dec 9-11	11	45	33	4	1	7	56
1995 Oct 19-22	11	41	37	6	1	4	52
1994 Sep 23-25	9	41	39	8	1	2	50
1993 Jul 19-21	10	42	37	5	1	5	52
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	10	40	38	4	1	7	50
1991 May 16-19	7	38	35	6	1	13	45
1990 Feb 8-11	8	43	36	4	1	8	51
1988 Sep 23-26	10	44	35	5	1	5	54
1985 Jul 12-15	11	42	36	5	1	6	53
1983 May 20-23	10	37	38	4	1	11	47
1981 Jul 24-27	9	37	36	7	1	11	46
1977 Jul 22-25	9	33	43	6	2	6	42
1976 Jun 11-14	9	36	44	7	2	3	45
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Day care providers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	10	40	42	4	2	2	50
2017 Dec 4-11	8	38	43	5	2	4	46
2013 Dec 5-8	11	35	43	6	1	4	46
2010 Nov 19-21	9	38	41	6	1	5	47
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	7	37	43	6	1	5	44
2004 Nov 19-21	10	39	41	4	1	5	49
1999 Nov 4-7	7	34	45	8	1	5	41
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Dentists

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	13	48	33	4	2	*	61
2016 Dec 7-11	10	49	34	5	2	1	59
2012 Nov 26-29	11	51	33	3	1	*	62
2009 Nov 20-22	12	45	35	5	2	1	57
2006 Dec 8-10	10	52	34	3	1	*	62
2003 Nov 14-16	11	50	34	3	1	1	61
2001 Nov 26-27	11	45	38	4	1	1	56
2000 Nov 13-15	9	49	35	5	1	1	58
1999 Nov 4-7	8	44	41	6	1	*	52
1998 Oct 23-25	8	45	41	4	1	1	53
1997 Nov 6-9	9	45	37	5	2	2	54
1996 Dec 9-11	8	45	38	5	2	2	53
1995 Oct 19-22	9	45	38	4	2	2	54
1994 Sep 23-25	9	42	41	6	1	1	51
1993 Jul 19-21	6	44	40	7	2	1	50
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	7	43	42	4	1	3	50
1991 May 16-19	8	42	41	5	1	3	50
1990 Feb 8-11	8	44	41	3	1	3	52
1988 Sep 23-26	10	41	39	5	2	3	51
1985 Jul 12-15	10	46	37	4	1	2	56
1983 May 20-23	8	43	41	3	2	3	51
1981 Jul 24-27	10	42	38	6	1	3	52
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Engineers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	17	49	31	2	1	1	66
2016 Dec 7-11	13	52	29	4	1	2	65
2012 Nov 26-29	16	54	25	2	1	2	70
2009 Nov 20-22	12	50	31	3	1	3	62
2006 Dec 8-10	13	48	33	2	1	4	61
2003 Nov 14-16	12	47	36	2	*	3	59
2001 Nov 26-27	12	48	34	1	1	4	60
2000 Nov 13-15	9	47	36	3	*	5	56
1999 Nov 4-7	8	42	42	4	1	3	50
1998 Oct 23-25	10	40	43	3	1	3	50
1997 Nov 6-9	9	40	40	3	1	7	49
1996 Dec 9-11	9	39	41	2	1	8	48
1995 Oct 19-22	9	44	38	3	1	5	53
1994 Sep 23-25	9	40	42	4	1	4	49
1993 Jul 19-21	8	41	41	3	1	6	49
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	7	41	40	3	*	9	48
1991 May 16-19	7	38	39	3	1	12	45
1990 Feb 8-11	8	42	37	3	1	10	50
1988 Sep 23-26	10	38	41	3	1	7	48
1985 Jul 12-15	11	42	37	3	*	8	53
1983 May 20-23	7	38	39	2	1	13	45
1981 Jul 24-27	9	39	35	4	1	12	48
1977 Jul 22-25	8	38	43	3	1	6	46
1976 Jun 11-14	10	38	43	3	1	4	48
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Firefighters

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2001 Nov 26-27	40	50	10	*	*	*	90
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Funeral directors

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2018 Dec 3-12	8	31	42	8	2	7	39
2015 Dec 2-6	12	32	41	8	1	5	44
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	9	35	43	7	2	4	44
2008 Nov 7-9	9	38	40	7	1	5	47
2005 Nov 17-20	8	36	42	7	1	6	44
2002 Nov 22-24	7	32	43	9	2	7	39
2000 Nov 13-15	7	29	48	10	2	5	36
1999 Nov 4-7	5	30	49	9	4	3	35
1998 Oct 23-25	8	25	51	9	3	4	33
1997 Nov 6-9	7	29	45	9	2	8	36
1996 Dec 9-11	6	29	46	10	3	6	35
1995 Oct 19-22	7	28	49	8	2	6	35
1994 Sep 23-25	6	24	51	11	3	4	30
1993 July 19-21	5	29	46	12	3	5	34
1992 Jun 26-July 1	7	28	46	9	1	9	35
1991 May 16-19	6	29	43	9	3	11	35
1990 Feb 8-11	6	29	44	9	2	10	35
1988 Sep 23-26	4	20	50	13	5	8	24
1985 July 12-15	8	24	45	12	3	9	32
1983 May 20-23	5	24	43	12	7	9	29
1981 July 24-27	6	24	41	12	6	10	30
1977 July 22-25	6	21	51	11	6	6	26
1977 wording: Undertakers
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Grade school teachers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	18	46	25	7	4	1	64
2020 Dec 1-17	26	49	17	5	2	*	75
2017 Dec 4-11	20	46	27	4	1	2	66
2013 Dec 5-8	25	45	23	5	1	1	70
2010 Nov 19-21	17	50	24	5	1	2	67
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	20	54	20	3	1	1	74
2004 Nov 19-21	23	50	23	2	*	2	73
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High school teachers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2018 Dec 3-12	17	43	29	8	2	1	60
2015 Dec 2-6	16	44	29	7	2	2	60
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	13	49	29	6	2	1	62
2008 Nov 7-9	17	48	30	4	1	1	65
2005 Nov 17-20	15	49	27	6	1	2	64
2002 Feb 8-10	15	49	29	4	1	2	64
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HMO managers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2016 Dec 7-11	1	11	48	23	8	9	12
2012 Nov 26-29	2	10	52	22	5	8	12
2009 Nov 20-22	1	7	40	30	13	8	8
2006 Dec 8-10	1	11	45	27	10	7	12
2003 Nov 14-16	2	9	45	28	11	5	11
1999 Nov 4-7	1	9	41	29	12	8	10
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Insurance salespeople

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	2	11	52	26	9	*	13
2016 Dec 7-11	1	10	51	28	10	1	11
2012 Nov 26-29	2	13	49	28	8	1	15
2009 Nov 20-22	2	8	47	30	12	1	10
2006 Dec 8-10	2	11	51	28	6	1	13
2003 Nov 14-16	2	10	56	24	7	1	12
2001 Nov 26-27	3	10	56	25	5	1	13
2000 Nov 13-15	2	8	52	29	7	1	10
1999 Nov 4-7	1	9	45	35	9	1	10
1998 Oct 23-25	2	9	53	26	9	1	11
1997 Nov 6-9	2	10	47	30	8	3	12
1996 Dec 9-11	1	10	49	29	8	3	11
1995 Oct 19-22	2	9	45	29	13	2	11
1994 Sep 23-25	2	7	43	36	10	2	9
1993 Jul 19-21	2	8	45	33	10	2	10
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	2	7	46	31	10	4	9
1991 May 16-19	2	12	47	26	8	6	14
1990 Feb 8-11	2	11	47	28	8	4	13
1988 Sep 23-26	2	8	41	31	14	4	10
1985 Jul 12-15	1	9	49	29	9	3	10
1983 May 20-23	1	12	49	22	12	4	13
1981 Jul 24-27	2	9	49	25	11	4	11
1977 Jul 22-25	2	13	55	19	8	2	15
1977-2008 wording: Insurance salesmen. 2009 results are based on combined data for split-sampled wordings "Insurance salesmen" and "Insurance salespeople."
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Journalists

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2020 Dec 1-17	6	22	31	18	22	1	28
2019 Dec 2-15	5	23	34	20	17	1	28
2018 Dec 3-12	7	26	31	21	13	2	33
2016 Dec 7-11	4	19	34	23	18	1	23
2015 Dec 2-6	4	23	42	21	9	1	27
2012 Nov 26-29	5	19	45	21	9	1	24
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	4	22	46	21	6	1	26
2009 Nov 20-22	4	19	45	22	9	1	23
2008 Nov 7-9	4	21	44	21	10	1	25
2006 Dec 8-10	3	23	48	18	7	2	26
2005 Nov 17-20	4	24	44	21	6	1	28
2003 Nov 14-16	4	21	49	18	7	1	25
2002 Nov 22-24	4	22	50	18	4	2	26
2001 Nov 26-27	5	24	50	14	5	2	29
2000 Nov 13-15	2	19	51	21	5	2	21
1999 Nov 4-7	3	21	53	18	4	1	24
1998 Oct 23-25	4	18	54	17	5	2	22
1997 Nov 6-9	2	21	53	17	4	3	23
1996 Dec 9-11	3	20	50	19	4	4	23
1995 Oct 19-22	4	19	50	19	5	3	23
1994 Sep 23-25	3	17	50	24	5	1	20
1993 Jul 19-21	4	22	53	16	3	2	26
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	4	23	54	13	2	4	27
1991 May 16-19	3	23	52	13	3	6	26
1990 Feb 8-11	4	26	51	13	2	4	30
1988 Sep 23-26	3	20	49	18	4	6	23
1985 Jul 12-15	5	26	47	12	4	5	31
1983 May 20-23	4	24	47	13	4	8	28
1981 Jul 24-27	4	28	44	12	3	9	32
1977 Jul 22-25	5	28	48	11	4	3	33
1976 Jun 11-14	7	26	49	13	3	2	33
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Judges

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	8	30	43	13	5	*	38
2020 Dec 1-17	9	34	40	12	4	1	43
2017 Dec 4-11	7	36	41	12	3	2	43
2013 Dec 5-8	10	35	37	12	4	2	45
2010 Nov 19-21	10	37	37	11	3	2	47
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	8	38	41	9	3	1	46
2004 Nov 19-21	13	40	35	8	2	2	53
2000 Nov 13-15	8	39	38	11	2	2	47
1999 Nov 4-7	9	44	35	8	2	2	53
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Labor union leaders

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	4	20	48	20	7	1	24
2018 Dec 3-12	4	17	42	23	8	5	21
2015 Dec 2-6	4	14	41	26	10	4	18
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	1	16	37	28	13	3	17
2008 Nov 7-9	2	14	45	23	12	4	16
2005 Nov 17-20	3	13	43	27	8	6	16
2002 Feb 8-10	2	12	49	26	7	4	14
2001 Nov 26-27	4	13	47	23	7	6	17
2000 Nov 13-15	3	14	43	24	9	7	17
1999 Nov 4-7	4	13	47	23	10	3	17
1998 Oct 23-25	3	12	47	26	8	4	15
1997 Nov 6-9	2	13	41	26	12	6	15
1996 Dec 9-11	3	13	39	29	9	7	16
1995 Oct 19-22	1	13	42	26	12	6	14
1994 Sep 23-25	2	12	41	33	10	2	14
1993 Jul 19-21	3	11	39	33	10	4	14
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	2	12	41	28	10	7	14
1991 May 16-19	2	11	41	26	9	12	13
1990 Feb 8-11	2	13	37	28	11	9	15
1988 Sep 23-26	3	11	35	28	17	6	14
1985 Jul 12-15	3	10	35	31	14	7	13
1983 May 20-23	2	10	35	24	20	9	12
1981 Jul 24-27	3	11	30	29	19	9	14
1977 Jul 22-25	3	10	36	30	17	4	13
1976 Jun 11-14	3	10	38	31	17	2	13
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Lawyers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	3	16	50	21	9	1	19
2020 Dec 1-17	3	18	48	24	6	*	21
2019 Dec 2-15	4	18	49	19	9	*	22
2018 Dec 3-12	3	16	51	21	7	1	19
2017 Dec 4-11	4	14	53	19	9	1	18
2016 Dec 7-11	3	15	45	26	11	1	18
2015 Dec 2-6	4	17	44	25	9	1	21
2014 Dec 8-11	5	16	45	22	12	1	21
2013 Dec 5-8	3	17	45	23	12	1	20
2012 Nov 26-29	4	15	42	28	10	1	19
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	3	16	43	27	10	1	19
2010 Nov 19-21	4	13	47	24	11	1	17
2009 Nov 20-22	3	10	45	28	12	1	13
2008 Nov 7-9	3	15	45	25	12	1	18
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	2	13	49	25	10	1	15
2006 Dec 8-10	3	15	42	27	11	2	18
2005 Nov 17-20	3	15	46	25	10	1	18
2004 Nov 19-21	4	14	45	24	11	2	18
2003 Nov 14-16	3	13	47	25	11	1	16
2002 Nov 22-24	2	16	45	25	10	2	18
2001 Nov 26-27	4	14	50	23	8	1	18
2000 Nov 13-15	3	14	42	29	11	1	17
1999 Nov 4-7	1	12	45	28	13	1	13
1998 Oct 23-25	3	11	44	29	12	1	14
1997 Nov 6-9	3	12	41	31	10	3	15
1996 Dec 9-11	3	14	39	27	14	3	17
1995 Oct 19-22	4	12	36	29	17	2	16
1994 Sep 23-25	3	14	36	31	15	1	17
1993 Jul 19-21	3	13	41	28	13	2	16
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	3	15	43	25	11	3	18
1991 May 16-19	4	18	44	21	10	5	22
1990 Feb 8-11	4	18	43	22	9	4	22
1988 Sep 23-26	3	15	45	23	10	4	18
1985 Jul 12-15	6	21	40	21	9	3	27
1983 May 20-23	5	19	43	18	9	6	24
1981 Jul 24-27	4	25	41	19	8	7	25
1977 Jul 22-25	5	21	44	19	8	4	26
1976 Jun 11-14	6	19	48	18	8	1	25
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Lobbyists

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	1	4	28	35	28	4	5
2017 Dec 4-11	2	6	31	33	25	4	8
2015 Dec 2-6	2	5	27	35	25	6	7
2013 Dec 5-8	1	5	31	30	26	7	6
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	1	6	27	39	23	4	7
2010 Nov 19-21	1	6	29	37	24	4	7
2008 Nov 7-9	1	4	27	38	26	5	5
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	1	4	33	37	21	4	5
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Local officeholders

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	2	20	54	17	7	1	22
2017 Dec 4-11	3	21	53	16	4	2	24
2013 Dec 5-8	4	19	49	18	8	3	23
2010 Nov 19-21	3	17	55	20	4	2	20
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	1	19	56	18	5	1	20
2004 Nov 19-21	3	23	57	11	4	2	26
2000 Nov 13-15	3	22	55	13	3	3	25
1999 Nov 4-7	2	18	56	18	5	1	20
1998 Oct 23-25	2	19	59	15	4	1	21
1997 Nov 6-9	3	17	56	17	4	3	20
1996 Dec 9-11	2	17	57	16	4	4	19
1995 Oct 19-22	3	18	55	17	5	2	21
1994 Sep 23-25	2	16	56	20	5	1	18
1993 July 19-21	2	17	57	18	4	2	19
1992 Jun 26-July 1	2	13	56	20	6	3	15
1991 May 16-19	2	17	54	19	5	4	19
1990 Feb 8-11	2	19	56	16	4	3	21
1988 Sep 23-26	2	12	50	23	8	5	14
1985 July 12-15	2	16	53	19	5	5	18
1983 May 20-23	2	14	49	21	8	6	16
1981 July 24-27	2	12	51	20	10	6	14
1977 July 22-25	2	12	47	26	10	3	14
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Medical doctors

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	17	50	25	5	3	*	67
2020 Dec 1-17	27	50	19	2	1	*	77
2019 Dec 2-15	20	45	28	4	2	*	65
2018 Dec 3-12	15	52	25	6	2	1	67
2017 Dec 4-11	16	49	31	4	*	*	65
2016 Dec 7-11	15	50	29	5	2	*	65
2015 Dec 2-6	18	49	27	4	1	1	67
2014 Dec 8-11	14	51	29	4	3	*	65
2013 Dec 5-8	17	52	27	2	1	*	69
2012 Nov 26-29	14	56	26	2	2	*	70
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	15	55	23	5	1	*	70
2010 Nov 19-21	17	49	28	4	1	1	66
2009 Nov 20-22	15	50	28	5	2	1	65
2008 Nov 7-9	14	50	30	5	1	*	64
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	11	53	29	6	1	*	64
2006 Dec 8-10	16	53	26	5	1	*	69
2005 Nov 17-20	13	52	31	3	1	*	65
2004 Nov 19-21	15	52	27	4	1	1	67
2003 Nov 14-16	16	52	27	4	1	*	68
2002 Nov 22-24	11	52	30	6	1	*	63
2001 Nov 26-27	17	49	29	4	1	*	66
2000 Nov 13-15	14	49	29	6	2	*	63
1999 Nov 4-7	12	46	34	5	2	1	58
1998 Oct 23-25	12	45	35	6	1	1	57
1997 Nov 6-9	10	46	36	5	2	1	56
1996 Dec 9-11	11	44	35	7	2	1	55
1995 Oct 19-22	11	43	35	7	3	1	54
1994 Sep 23-25	10	37	40	10	3	1	47
1993 Jul 19-21	8	43	37	9	2	1	51
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	10	42	38	6	3	1	52
1991 May 16-19	9	45	37	6	2	2	54
1990 Feb 8-11	9	43	38	7	2	1	52
1988 Sep 23-26	13	40	38	5	2	2	53
1985 Jul 12-15	17	41	33	6	2	1	58
1983 May 20-23	14	38	35	7	4	2	52
1981 Jul 24-27	13	37	38	7	3	2	50
1977 Jul 22-25	17	37	35	8	2	*	54
1976 Jun 11-14	17	39	35	6	3	1	56
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Members of Congress

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	3	6	29	37	25	1	9
2020 Dec 1-17	1	7	29	39	24	--	8
2019 Dec 2-15	3	9	33	34	21	1	12
2018 Dec 3-12	2	6	33	38	20	2	8
2017 Dec 4-11	2	9	29	36	24	1	11
2016 Dec 7-11	1	7	31	39	20	1	8
2015 Dec 2-6	3	5	27	39	25	1	8
2014 Dec 8-11	1	6	30	37	24	1	7
2013 Dec 5-8	2	6	25	36	30	1	8
2012 Nov 26-29	2	8	34	34	20	2	10
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	1	6	27	39	25	1	7
2010 Nov 19-21	1	8	32	35	22	1	9
2009 Nov 20-22	2	7	35	35	20	1	9
2008 Nov 7-9	2	10	40	30	16	1	12
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	1	8	45	33	12	1	9
2006 Dec 8-10	2	12	45	30	10	1	14
2005 Nov 17-20	2	12	44	30	11	1	14
2004 Nov 19-21	2	18	52	21	5	2	20
2003 Nov 14-16	3	14	52	25	5	1	17
2002 Nov 22-24	3	14	47	28	6	2	17
2001 Nov 26-27	4	21	52	17	5	1	25
2000 Nov 13-15	2	19	56	18	3	2	21
1999 Nov 4-7	1	10	54	28	6	1	11
1998 Oct 23-25	2	15	51	24	7	1	17
1997 Nov 6-9	2	10	49	28	8	3	12
1996 Dec 9-11	2	12	45	28	10	3	14
1995 Oct 19-22	2	8	42	33	13	2	10
1994 Sep 23-25	1	9	46	34	10	*	10
1993 Jul 19-21	2	12	47	30	7	2	14
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	1	10	43	32	11	3	11
1991 May 16-19	2	17	44	24	8	5	19
1990 Feb 8-11	3	17	51	20	4	4	20
1988 Sep 23-26	2	14	52	20	7	5	16
1985 Jul 12-15	3	17	49	20	7	4	20
1983 May 20-23	3	11	43	26	12	5	14
1981 Jul 24-27	2	13	47	22	10	6	15
1977 Jul 22-25	4	12	47	25	10	2	16
1976 Jun 11-14	3	12	47	27	11	1	15
1977-2008 wording: Congressmen. 2009 results are based on combined data with one-half of respondents asked "Congressmen" and one-half "Members of Congress."
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Members of the U.S. military

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2001 Nov 26-27	38	43	17	1	*	1	81
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Military officers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	16	45	31	6	2	1	61
2017 Dec 4-11	22	49	24	2	1	2	71
2013 Dec 5-8	27	42	24	4	1	2	69
2010 Nov 19-21	27	46	23	2	1	1	73
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	18	47	28	4	1	2	65
2004 Nov 19-21	22	50	21	3	1	3	72
2002 Nov 22-24	18	47	26	4	1	4	65
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Newspaper reporters

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	4	13	39	26	17	*	17
2017 Dec 4-11	5	20	39	21	14	1	25
2013 Dec 5-8	3	18	47	20	10	1	21
2010 Nov 19-21	3	19	49	21	6	2	22
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	2	20	52	18	8	1	22
2004 Nov 19-21	5	16	50	21	7	1	21
2000 Nov 13-15	2	14	53	24	6	1	16
1999 Nov 4-7	2	17	51	24	6	1	19
1998 Oct 23-25	3	17	50	23	6	1	20
1997 Nov 6-9	2	17	48	24	6	3	19
1996 Dec 9-11	2	15	48	24	7	4	17
1995 Oct 19-22	3	17	48	22	8	2	20
1994 Sep 23-25	2	15	47	27	8	1	17
1993 July 19-21	3	19	51	22	4	1	22
1992 Jun 26-July 1	3	22	53	15	3	4	25
1991 May 16-19	2	22	54	14	3	5	24
1990 Feb 8-11	2	22	54	15	3	4	24
1988 Sep 23-26	3	19	53	17	5	3	22
1985 July 12-15	5	24	52	13	3	3	29
1983 May 20-23	3	23	52	12	4	6	26
1981 July 24-27	5	25	49	12	4	5	30
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Nurses

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	27	54	16	2	1	--	81
2020 Dec 1-17	41	48	10	1	*	*	89
2019 Dec 2-15	31	54	14	*	1	*	85
2018 Dec 3-12	28	56	15	2	*	*	84
2017 Dec 4-11	27	55	16	1	1	1	82
2016 Dec 7-11	29	55	13	2	1	*	84
2015 Dec 2-6	29	56	13	1	*	1	85
2014 Dec 8-11	25	55	17	1	1	1	80
2013 Dec 5-8	27	55	16	2	*	*	82
2012 Nov 26-29	27	58	12	2	1	*	85
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	27	57	15	1	*	*	84
2010 Nov 19-21	22	59	16	1	*	1	81
2009 Nov 20-22	29	54	14	2	*	1	83
2008 Nov 7-9	24	60	14	1	*	*	84
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	24	59	15	1	*	1	83
2006 Dec 8-10	25	59	14	2	*	*	84
2005 Nov 17-20	23	59	15	2	1	*	82
2004 Nov 19-21	24	55	19	2	*	*	79
2003 Nov 14-16	25	58	16	1	*	*	83
2002 Nov 22-24	22	57	17	2	1	1	79
2002 Feb 8-10	25	58	16	1	*	*	83
2001 Nov 26-27	27	57	14	1	*	1	84
2000 Nov 13-15	20	59	18	2	*	1	79
1999 Nov 4-7	20	53	24	2	*	1	73
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Nursing home operators

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	6	21	46	18	9	1	27
2020 Dec 1-17	8	28	43	15	4	1	36
2017 Dec 4-11	5	21	48	18	4	4	26
2013 Dec 5-8	8	24	42	17	5	4	32
2010 Nov 19-21	5	21	48	20	4	3	26
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	2	19	50	19	6	4	21
2004 Nov 19-21	4	20	47	19	5	5	24
1999 Nov 4-7	3	19	43	22	8	5	22
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Pharmacists

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	17	46	30	4	2	1	63
2020 Dec 1-17	20	51	23	4	1	*	71
2019 Dec 2-15	15	49	28	5	3	*	64
2018 Dec 3-12	14	52	28	4	1	1	66
2017 Dec 4-11	13	49	32	5	1	1	62
2016 Dec 7-11	15	52	26	6	2	*	67
2015 Dec 2-6	16	52	27	4	1	*	68
2014 Dec 8-11	15	50	28	4	3	1	65
2013 Dec 5-8	16	54	26	3	1	*	70
2012 Nov 26-29	19	56	21	2	1	*	75
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	17	56	23	2	2	*	73
2010 Nov 19-21	17	54	25	3	1	*	71
2009 Nov 20-22	15	51	29	3	2	1	66
2008 Nov 7-9	15	55	27	3	1	*	70
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	16	55	26	2	1	1	71
2006 Dec 8-10	17	56	23	3	1	1	73
2005 Nov 17-20	16	51	28	3	1	1	67
2004 Nov 19-21	19	53	25	2	1	*	72
2003 Nov 14-16	17	50	29	2	1	1	67
2002 Nov 22-24	12	55	26	5	1	1	67
2001 Nov 26-27	15	53	29	2	*	1	68
2000 Nov 13-15	14	53	30	3	*	*	67
1999 Nov 4-7	18	51	27	3	1	*	69
1998 Oct 23-25	14	50	32	2	1	1	64
1997 Nov 6-9	16	53	27	3	*	1	69
1996 Dec 9-11	14	50	30	3	1	2	64
1995 Oct 19-22	15	51	28	4	1	1	66
1994 Sep 23-25	13	49	33	4	1	1	62
1993 Jul 19-21	12	53	31	2	1	1	65
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	14	52	28	3	1	2	66
1991 May 16-19	13	47	32	4	1	3	60
1990 Feb 8-11	12	50	31	5	*	2	62
1988 Sep 23-26	14	52	29	2	1	2	66
1985 Jul 12-15	14	51	30	3	*	2	65
1983 May 20-23	14	47	33	3	1	2	61
1981 Jul 24-27	13	46	33	4	1	3	59
1981-2010 wording: Druggists or pharmacists. 2011 results are based on combined data from split sample wording of "Druggists or pharmacists" and "Pharmacists."
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Police officers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	13	40	32	9	6	*	53
2020 Dec 1-17	16	36	30	11	7	*	52
2019 Dec 2-15	17	37	31	9	5	*	54
2018 Dec 3-12	15	39	32	9	4	1	54
2017 Dec 4-11	16	40	32	8	4	*	56
2016 Dec 7-11	16	42	29	10	3	*	58
2015 Dec 2-6	18	38	29	9	5	*	56
2014 Dec 8-11	14	34	31	12	8	1	48
2013 Dec 5-8	15	39	33	9	3	*	54
2012 Nov 26-29	14	44	32	7	3	*	58
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	12	42	35	8	3	*	54
2010 Nov 19-21	12	45	33	7	3	*	57
2009 Nov 20-22	17	46	26	8	2	*	63
2008 Nov 7-9	13	43	35	7	2	*	56
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	12	41	38	7	2	*	53
2006 Dec 8-10	12	42	34	9	2	*	54
2005 Nov 17-20	13	48	31	5	3	*	61
2004 Nov 19-21	17	43	31	7	2	*	60
2003 Nov 14-16	14	45	35	4	2	*	59
2002 Nov 22-24	13	46	33	6	2	*	59
2002 Feb 8-10	15	46	29	6	3	1	61
2001 Nov 26-27	23	45	26	5	1	*	68
2000 Nov 13-15	12	43	34	8	3	*	55
1999 Nov 4-7	9	43	38	8	2	*	52
1998 Oct 23-25	8	41	40	8	2	1	49
1997 Nov 6-9	10	39	40	8	2	1	49
1996 Dec 9-11	10	39	38	8	3	2	49
1995 Oct 19-22	8	33	44	11	3	1	41
1994 Sep 23-25	9	37	41	9	3	1	46
1993 Jul 19-21	10	40	39	7	3	1	50
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	8	34	42	10	4	2	42
1991 May 16-19	7	36	42	11	3	2	43
1990 Feb 8-11	9	40	40	7	2	1	49
1988 Sep 23-26	10	37	39	8	3	3	47
1985 Jul 12-15	10	37	41	7	3	2	47
1983 May 20-23	7	34	45	7	4	3	41
1981 Jul 24-27	8	36	41	9	3	2	44
1977 Jul 22-25	8	29	50	9	3	1	37
1977-2008 wording: Policemen. 2009 results are based on combined data with one-half of respondents asked "Policemen" and one-half "Police officers."
Gallup

Psychiatrists

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	10	33	43	10	2	2	43
2016 Dec 7-11	6	32	45	9	3	4	38
2012 Nov 26-29	6	35	43	8	3	6	41
2009 Nov 20-22	6	27	44	11	4	7	33
2006 Dec 8-10	5	33	42	9	3	7	38
2003 Nov 14-16	8	30	44	11	2	5	38
1976 Jun 11-14	5	25	52	9	4	6	30
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Real estate agents

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2018 Dec 3-12	2	23	54	15	4	3	25
2015 Dec 2-6	2	18	53	20	5	2	20
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	3	17	57	18	4	1	20
2008 Nov 7-9	3	14	57	21	4	2	17
2005 Nov 17-20	2	18	58	16	4	2	20
2002 Nov 22-24	2	17	57	19	3	2	19
2000 Nov 13-15	2	15	58	19	4	2	17
1999 Nov 4-7	1	13	58	23	3	2	14
1998 Oct 23-25	3	13	60	17	5	2	16
1997 Nov 6-9	3	13	56	20	3	4	16
1996 Dec 9-11	2	14	56	20	5	4	16
1995 Oct 19-22	2	13	56	21	5	3	15
1994 Sep 23-25	1	13	57	23	4	2	14
1993 July 19-21	1	14	57	21	4	3	15
1992 Jun 26-July 1	2	12	55	22	4	5	14
1991 May 16-19	2	15	54	18	4	7	17
1990 Feb 8-11	2	14	54	21	4	5	16
1988 Sep 23-26	3	10	47	27	7	6	13
1985 July 12-15	3	12	49	25	6	6	15
1983 May 20-23	2	11	52	21	7	7	13
1981 July 24-27	3	11	48	22	8	8	14
1977 July 22-25	2	13	51	24	7	3	15
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Senators

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	2	11	42	32	13	1	13
2016 Dec 7-11	1	11	37	36	14	1	12
2012 Nov 26-29	2	12	39	33	12	1	14
2009 Nov 20-22	2	9	38	33	16	1	11
2006 Dec 8-10	2	13	49	26	9	1	15
2005 Nov 17-20	3	13	48	26	9	1	16
2003 Nov 14-16	2	18	53	21	6	*	20
2001 Nov 26-27	4	21	53	16	4	2	25
2000 Nov 13-15	2	22	54	18	2	2	24
1999 Nov 4-7	2	15	54	24	4	1	17
1998 Oct 23-25	3	16	52	22	5	2	19
1997 Nov 6-9	2	12	50	27	6	3	14
1996 Dec 9-11	2	13	48	26	8	3	15
1995 Oct 19-22	1	11	45	30	11	2	12
1994 Sep 23-25	2	10	48	32	7	1	12
1993 Jul 19-21	2	16	50	24	6	2	18
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	1	12	44	31	9	3	13
1991 May 16-19	2	17	48	24	6	3	19
1990 Feb 8-11	4	20	52	17	4	4	24
1988 Sep 23-26	3	16	52	19	5	5	19
1985 Jul 12-15	4	19	53	17	4	4	23
1983 May 20-23	2	14	48	21	9	6	16
1981 Jul 24-27	2	18	50	19	7	5	20
1977 Jul 22-25	3	16	52	19	7	3	19
1976 Jun 11-14	3	16	50	22	7	1	19
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State governors

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	4	16	52	21	6	*	20
2016 Dec 7-11	2	16	45	27	8	1	18
2012 Nov 26-29	3	17	48	24	7	1	20
2009 Nov 20-22	3	12	48	26	9	1	15
2006 Dec 8-10	4	18	52	19	7	1	22
2003 Nov 14-16	4	22	52	18	3	1	26
2000 Nov 13-15	4	27	50	13	3	3	31
1999 Nov 4-7	3	21	57	15	4	*	24
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State officeholders

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	1	11	48	29	10	*	12
2017 Dec 4-11	1	18	47	25	8	1	19
2013 Dec 5-8	2	12	46	24	13	3	14
2010 Nov 19-21	2	10	49	29	8	2	12
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	1	11	55	27	6	1	12
2004 Nov 19-21	3	21	56	14	5	1	24
2000 Nov 13-15	2	18	58	17	2	3	20
1999 Nov 4-7	1	15	59	20	4	1	16
1998 Oct 23-25	3	14	59	19	3	2	17
1997 Nov 6-9	2	15	53	24	4	2	17
1996 Dec 9-11	2	11	54	23	6	4	13
1995 Oct 19-22	2	13	50	24	8	3	15
1994 Sep 23-25	2	10	55	27	5	1	12
1993 July 19-21	1	13	55	24	4	3	14
1992 Jun 26-July 1	1	10	50	28	7	4	11
1991 May 16-19	1	13	53	21	7	5	14
1990 Feb 8-11	2	15	55	20	4	4	17
1988 Sep 23-26	1	10	53	24	7	5	11
1985 July 12-15	2	13	55	20	4	6	15
1983 May 20-23	2	11	49	23	8	7	13
1981 July 24-27	1	11	50	23	7	8	12
1977 July 22-25	2	9	44	30	11	3	11
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Stockbrokers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2019 Dec 2-15	2	12	55	22	8	2	14
2018 Dec 3-12	2	12	48	26	6	6	14
2016 Dec 7-11	2	10	46	28	11	3	12
2015 Dec 2-6	2	11	42	31	8	5	13
2012 Nov 26-29	2	9	48	30	9	3	11
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	1	11	46	30	10	3	12
2009 Nov 20-22	2	7	40	33	13	5	9
2008 Nov 7-9	2	10	40	34	11	3	12
2006 Dec 8-10	3	14	56	19	4	5	17
2005 Nov 17-20	2	14	56	19	4	5	16
2003 Nov 14-16	2	13	54	23	6	2	15
2002 Nov 22-24	2	10	53	24	5	6	12
2001 Nov 26-27	5	14	58	14	2	7	19
2000 Nov 13-15	2	17	54	16	3	8	19
1999 Nov 4-7	2	14	59	16	4	5	16
1998 Oct 23-25	2	17	58	14	2	7	19
1997 Nov 6-9	2	16	54	14	3	11	18
1996 Dec 9-11	2	13	58	14	2	11	15
1995 Oct 19-22	2	14	52	17	4	11	16
1994 Sep 23-25	3	12	59	18	4	4	15
1993 Jul 19-21	1	12	52	20	4	11	13
1992 Jun 26-Jul 1	1	12	52	18	5	12	13
1991 May 16-19	2	12	46	17	4	19	14
1990 Feb 8-11	2	12	49	19	3	14	14
1988 Sep 23-26	2	11	50	19	5	13	13
1985 Jul 12-15	3	17	51	9	1	19	20
1983 May 20-23	2	17	45	8	3	25	19
1981 Jul 24-27	3	18	46	6	1	26	21
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Telemarketers

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2018 Dec 3-12	1	8	32	33	23	2	9
2015 Dec 2-6	2	6	34	35	21	2	8
2011 Nov 28-Dec 1	2	6	38	37	16	1	8
2008 Nov 7-9	1	4	33	38	22	2	5
2005 Nov 17-20	1	6	31	37	23	2	7
2002 Nov 22-24	1	4	29	36	27	3	5
1999 Nov 4-7	1	8	34	33	22	2	9
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TV reporters

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2021 Dec 1-16	2	12	38	27	21	*	14
2017 Dec 4-11	5	18	39	23	14	1	23
2013 Dec 5-8	2	18	47	20	11	1	20
2010 Nov 19-21	4	19	47	21	8	1	23
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	2	21	49	19	7	1	23
2004 Nov 19-21	5	18	48	20	8	1	23
2000 Nov 13-15	4	17	47	22	8	1	21
1999 Nov 4-7	3	17	53	21	6	*	20
1998 Oct 23-25	4	17	52	19	7	1	21
1997 Nov 6-9	4	18	55	17	4	2	22
1996 Dec 9-11	4	19	49	19	7	2	23
1995 Oct 19-22	3	18	48	22	8	1	21
1994 Sep 23-25	3	19	42	27	8	1	22
1993 July 19-21	4	24	49	17	4	2	28
1992 Jun 26-July 1	4	27	50	14	3	2	31
1991 May 16-19	5	24	49	15	4	3	29
1990 Feb 8-11	5	28	46	16	4	2	33
1988 Sep 23-26	3	19	54	16	5	3	22
1985 July 12-15	5	28	48	12	3	4	33
1983 May 20-23	5	28	47	11	4	5	33
1981 July 24-27	6	30	45	10	4	4	36
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Veterinarians

	Very high	High	Average	Low	Very low	No opinion	Very high/High
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	16	55	23	2	*	3	71
2003 Nov 14-16	16	52	27	2	*	3	68
2000 Nov 13-15	14	52	26	2	1	5	66
1999 Nov 4-7	16	47	30	2	*	5	63
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